Devex: Strengthening frontlines: Empowering health workers to deliver quality care (Donback, 9/12). The Guardian: Hundreds of children die in Philippine dengue epidemic as local action urged (Fonbuena, 9/12).  IPS: ‘Conference Emphasizes Need for Partnerships to Create a World Without Leprosy’ (Paul, 9/11). New Humanitarian: In Yemen, one nurse’s fight against hunger (Mannocchi/Romenzi, 9/11). New…

STAT: FDA says it will consider approval of first dengue vaccine, despite controversy “The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to consider Sanofi Pasteur’s application for Dengvaxia, the world’s first licensed vaccine that protects against dengue but one that brings with it considerable controversy and concern. The company announced Tuesday…

CNBC Africa: How Africa can archive its targets on Sustainable Development Goals (6/11). Devex: Q&A: Why women farmers are key to good nutrition (Root, 6/12). The Guardian: Patients sleep under the stars in long queue for medical visas (Glinski, 6/12). New York Times: Brazil Fails to Replace Cuban Doctors, Hurting…

Al Jazeera: Honduran women demand protocol for survivors of sex abuse (Brigida, 7/7). Associated Press: Rights group calls Duterte’s drug war crime against humanity (Gomez, 7/8). Associated Press: U.N. rights chief ‘appalled’ by conditions in U.S. for migrants (Keaten, 7/8). Associated Press: U.N. report: 464,000 people killed in homicides in…

Devex: Debunking cleft palate myths with community help (Ravelo, 7/16). Inter Press Service: A Relentless Battle Against Poverty & Hunger in World’s Most Populous Region (Deen, 7/15) New York Times: Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan and Afghanistan (McNeil, 7/15). Reuters: New contraceptive vaginal ring prevents pregnancy for a year, gives…

Associated Press: Nicaragua declares alert over dengue fever (7/31). Nature: ‘Mosaic’ HIV vaccine to be tested in thousands of people across the world (Mega, 7/31). NBC News: Nigeria is on the brink of eliminating polio, thanks to women (Charles, 7/31). STAT: To mitigate the effects of climate change, one researcher…

Al Jazeera: ‘They’re coming by dozens’: HIV outbreak sparks panic in Pakistan (5/16). Deutsche Welle: World in Progress: Stopping the spread (Muller, 5/15). Devex: Health tech solutions for low-resource areas emerge from MIT Solve (Lieberman, 5/16). Global Press Journal: One Man’s Quest to Bust Vasectomy Myths in Zambia (Phiri, 5/15).…

Devex: Health worker attacks are up, but numbers might not tell the full story (Lieberman, 5/21). Global Health NOW: Start Local to Stop Air Pollution (5/19). Global Press Journal: Unclear Abortion Laws in Uganda Leave Women Who Are Raped Unsure of Options (Segawa, 5/19). Global Press Journal: In Zambia, Rumors…

PhilStar: Sanofi Pasteur appeals Philippines revocation of Dengvaxia’s certificate of product registration “Pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Pasteur said it has filed for a motion for reconsideration after the country’s Food and Drug Administration permanently revoked the certificates of product registration of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. FDA Director General Nela Charade Puno on…

The Guardian: Venezuela crisis threatens disease epidemic across continent — experts “Experts have warned of an epidemic of diseases such as malaria and dengue on an unprecedented scale in Latin America following the collapse of the health care system in Venezuela…” (Boseley/Graham-Harrison, 2/21). NBC News: Life-threatening, insect-borne diseases spike in…